Li Gang (1083— 1 140), a native of Shaowu, Ji Bo (now Fujian), was a famous soldier in the Southern Song Dynasty.
Father Li Kuiguan went to Longtuge to make preparations. In the second year of his reign (1 1 12), Li was a scholar, tired of being an official and supervising the imperial court. Because of offending dignitaries, he was replaced as foreign minister and living lang. In the first year of Xuanhe (1 1 19), the capital was flooded. He went to the court and said that he was worried about the foreign invasion of thieves. The court hated his words and supervised the tax of Shaxian County (now Fujian) in Nanjian Prefecture. The emerging Jurchen nationality established the Jin Dynasty and defeated the Liao army many times. The following year (Jin Tianfu four years, 1 120), Song and Jin entered into a "maritime covenant" to jointly destroy Liao. In the fourth year of Xuanhe (1 122), Song Jun's two attacks on Nanjing (now Beijing) in Liaoning failed. At the request of Song Jun, 8 Jin Army captured Yanjing in the same year1February. In the Song Dynasty, Jin transferred the "old coins" originally given to the Liao State to the Jin Dynasty, demanding a tax of 6.5438 million yuan, and then returned Yanjing to the Song Dynasty as agreed.
In the seventh year of Xuanhe (three years of Jin Tianhui, 1 125), Li Gang was excluded because he was too ordinary and too young. In October of the same year, Emperor Taizong of Jin broke the contract and attacked the Song Dynasty on a large scale. He divided the troops into two roads. The west road is surrounded by Taiyuan, Yan (sticky) is handsome, and the east road is handsome by Yan (inseparable). Under the leadership of Guo, the commander-in-chief of the Song Dynasty, he marched straight into Kaifeng, the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty.
The sudden arrival of the newspaper shocked the court. Song Huizong called the diligent teacher in the world and prepared to flee to the south. In the same year1February, at the insistence of Li Gang, Wu Min and other ministers, Hui Zong passed the throne to Prince Zhao Huan as Qin Zong. Wu Min was appointed assistant minister and Li Gang was appointed assistant minister of the Ministry of War. In the first month of the first year of Jingkang (1 126), the nomads from the army had approached Tokyo, and Hui Zong fled in haste. Bai Shizhong, Li and other ministers also wanted to serve Qin Zongnan. Li Gang stood up and resolutely opposed the escape, thinking that "today's plan is to rectify the morale of the army, raise the voice to fight, consolidate the people's hearts, stick to it and wait for the teacher of the diligent king." Qin Zong decided to stay in Beijing and promoted Li Gang to Shang Shu You Cheng (Deputy Minister). The next day, Qin Zong changed his mind again. When Li Gang went to court, he saw the imperial army armored and ready to go, and the emperor and harem were about to get on the bus and escape. At the critical moment, he said loudly to the guards, "You are willing to defend the clan society to the death, and you are willing to patrol those lucky people with your followers." The guards shouted, "I am willing to defend the Zongshe to the death, but I will be safe if I don't live here." Li Gang said to Qin Zong, "Your Majesty allowed me to stay yesterday, and now I want to quit. Why not? " . And the feelings of the Sixth Army have also changed. He has parents and wife in the capital, so he won't give up. In case he is separated midway, your majesty is the defender, and he has been forced to ride. He knows that he is not far away and can lead a healthy horse to chase him. What makes him royal? "Qin zong finally made up his mind to stay.
Li Gang was appointed as a personal envoy to take charge of defense, and Xiang Army and Jiabao militia also assisted the imperial army in fighting. From the fifth day of the first month to the eighth day of the first month, the soldiers and civilians repaired buildings, installed castles, transported bricks and stones, set up crossbow beds and prepared kerosene for war. On the eighth day, nomads from the city attacked Xishuimen, and Li Gang personally commanded the battle to repel the attack of 8 Jin Army. The next day, 8 Jin Army attacked Zaoshumen and Fengqiumen, and Li Gang went to the city to bid, inspiring soldiers and killing thousands of people.
At the same time, Song Qinzong sent messengers to Jin Ying to make peace. Li Gang estimated that Jin people would "make a scene and ask for it". If the court "is unmoved and handled properly, he should retreat. If the court is frightened, he will want everything ...". Therefore, he strongly opposed ceding land and "making promises". Jin people proposed to divide Taiyuan, Zhongshan (now Dingzhou, Hebei Province) and Hejian (now Hebei Province) into three towns, with the prince and the prime minister as hostages. Qinzong all agreed to immediately collect gold and silver in the city to meet the demand for gold. At the same time, another division was set up to command the "Qin Wang" and the imperial army stationed outside the city to divide Li Gang's military power. In February of the same year, General Yao, with the support of Qin Zong, failed in the night attack, but put the blame on Li Gang and dismissed him.
The soldiers and civilians in the capital were very angry and demanded that Li Gang be used again. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians gathered in front of the palace, and their voices shook the earth. Afraid of causing rebellion, Li Gang was appointed as the prime minister, You Cheng, and he was appointed as an ancient adviser. Li Gang's rectification of military affairs greatly boosted his morale. Wang Jun, who was diligent in all directions, arrived one after another, and 8 Jin Army got the imperial edict of ceding territory and held Shu hostage before retreating.
After 8 jin j retreated, li gang was transferred to the Privy Council. In April of the same year, Hui Zong returned to the capital. In June, Li Gang was appointed as a special envoy, went to Hebei and Hedong Road to learn about the Privy Council and left the court to solve the siege of Taiyuan. He was deeply worried about state affairs, and believed that the reason why Jin people were able to drive south was because the military and political affairs of the Song Dynasty were not repaired for decades and the combat effectiveness of the army was very low. Nomads from the army has retreated, but the situation in the world is still very urgent. "Jia Yi said, under the fire product salary, sitting on it, the fire did not burn. Because of his safety, today's view is not only that the fire didn't burn, he was almost beside the flame, but he smiled and smiled. "Qin zong issued a letter urging Li Gang to solve the siege of Taiyuan, but Fu Xuan, Zhizuo, visiting envoys were all directly under the imperial court, and Li Gang could not command the army at all. In August, Fu Xuan succeeded Li Gang as the seed teacher, and Li Gang was recalled to Beijing. In September, Li Gang was stopped from knowing about the Privy Council and became a well-known official scholar in Yangzhou. Soon, he was accused of "ineffective main battle, losing teachers and wasting money" and was dismissed, and was promoted to Mingdao Palace, Bozhou. 10, and was responsible for granting the Baojing Army agreement and resettling Jianchang Army (now Cheng Nan, Jiangxi). Later, it fell to Ningjiang (now Fengjie, Chongqing). In November, nomads from south again, surrounded by Kaifeng city. Qin Zong reused Li Gang. When Li Gang arrived in Ningjiang from Jianchang via Changsha, he was ordered to lead Hunan "Qinwang" Division to join the aid. On the way, the capital city fell and the Northern Song Dynasty perished.
In May of the second year of Jingkang (1 127), Zhao Gou, the King of Kang, was in Yingtianfu, Song Gaozong, Nanjing, and changed that year to the first year of Jianyan, which was called the Southern Song Dynasty in history. He used Li Gang, who was highly valued, as the right servant of Shangshu and assistant minister of Zhongshu. Fan Zongli, the right admonisher, said that Li Gang's "fame is superficial, but it has the power to shake the Lord, so it cannot be discussed". In the proposal, Cheng Yanqi said that Li Gang was hated by Jin people, and he also opposed Li Gang's appointment.
In June, Li Gang, who just took office, thought that it was urgent to discuss the country, the governor, forgiveness, rebellion, false life, war, defense, politics, responsibility and Xiu De. He opposed peace talks, called for the recognition of the dead in the anti-Jin War, and opened Kaifeng to rectify military affairs. He strongly demanded that the officials who handed over the gold should be severely punished, saying, "I should not be listed with the country, but should be punished by a slap."
Li Gang actively supported the military and civilians of the two rivers to resist the gold, and appointed Zhang as the ambassador of Hebei Zhaofu, Fu Liang as the deputy envoy of Hedong Economic System, and the magistrate of Kaifeng Prefecture. He believes that as long as Qi Xin resists gold, "three years of military and political improvement, preparing a car with salt, and then getting rid of it with great fanfare, it is not shameful to avenge death." Thanks to Li Gang's painstaking efforts, the political situation in the Southern Song Dynasty gradually stabilized.
But Song Gaozong trusted Wang Boyan, Huang Qian Shan and others, and Li Gang's anti-gold action was blocked in every way. Zhang Suo, the envoy of Zhaofu, Hebei Province, never left the capital, and Zhang Yiqian, the deputy envoy of Hebei Province, stayed in Beijing (now the northeast of Hebei Province), saying that since the establishment of Zhaofu Division, there have been more and more "thieves". The imperial court ordered Zong Ze to restrain Fu Liang and cross the river today, forcing him to attack 8 Jin J unprepared. Li Gang tried his best to defend Zhang Suo, Fu Liang and others, and opposed Song Gaozong's flight to the south. In August of that year, he was accused of "putting an end to empty talk and being good at political affairs alone", changed to a university student in the Confucian Temple and was promoted to Dongyun Palace. Chen Dong, a former student, was killed for writing a letter to keep Li Gang back to Tokyo.
In October of the first year of Jianyan (1 127), Song Gaozong fled from Shangqiu to Yangzhou, and the two counties fell one after another. In the third year of Jian Yan (1 129), Jin Bing went south, and Gaozong fled to Hangzhou (now Zhejiang), Yuezhou (now Shaoxing), Mingzhou (now Ningbo) and other places, and once fled to the sea by boat. In the meantime, Li Gang was repeatedly demoted. First, he stopped looking at the title of a college student in Wendian and went to live in Ezhou. He was also demoted as the deputy envoy of Shanying and Wan 'an Army (now Wanning, Hainan). It was not until three winters of advice that he was allowed to live freely, and then his rank and title were restored.
In February of the second year of Shaoxing (1 132), Li Gang was appointed as the ambassador of Huguang Fu Xuan and the magistrate of Tanzhou, and suggested that the court station troops in Jinghu area for the Central Plains. In the fourth year of Shaoxing (1 134), the Jin and Puppet Qi allied forces attacked the Southern Song Dynasty, and he put forward a defensive strategy: "Puppet Qi knew the soldiers were going south, and the territory was empty. If anything happens, the electric shock should be applied to Jichang (now Xuchang, Henan Province), and it may be saved. Julian Waghann will chase Nie and win. "
In the fifth year of Shaoxing (1 135), Li Gang wrote a long article stating the great plan of rejuvenating the country, pointing out that the weakness of the Song Dynasty was due to stealing peace from top to bottom, which was not a long-term solution. This retreat strategy "can be temporary, not static, but it cannot be repeated." If you take a step back, you will lose a step, and if you take a step back, you will lose a foot. He warned Emperor Gaozong not to take the enemy's retreat as gratifying, but to "don't take the southeast as a place to live, but to be ashamed that the Central Plains has not recovered and Chixian Shenzhou has fallen into enemy territory; Don't congratulate the generals on their repeated victories, but worry that the military and political affairs have not been repaired, the morale of the army has not been shaken, and the strong enemy can still escape. "He suggested that the court first arrange Huainan and Jingxiang as the southeast barrier, and set Huainan, Dongxi and Jingxiang as three generals, and each rate was heavily recovered, convinced that the period of ZTE was just around the corner. In October of the same year, Li Gang was appointed as the system ambassador, and he was promoted to the palace view in Zhizhou and Shaoxing for seven years.
In February of the ninth year of Shaoxing, Li Gang was once again used as the appeasement ambassador and magistrate of Hunan Road. Before Shaoxing took office, he died in Fuzhou in January of ten years (1 140), at the age of 58, and in Xichun in sixteen years (1 189). His works include Liang Ji, Jing Kang Chuan Xin Lu, Feng Yinglu, Jian Yan Ji, Jian Zhao Biao Ji, Fu Xuan Jing Guang Ji and Zhi Zhi Jiang You Lu.